I'm 100% Lebanese and my parents are really impatient when it comes to teaching me. My entire family speaks it 24/7 but it's not really easy to learn when they expect you to know it. I understand everything I've been told since I was younger, like basic stuff, but I'd really like to speak it. What's the easiest way to learn?
I took a college course on intro to arabic… below are some of the links that I found helpful!
Good luck!
I want to learn Arabic or Farsi, but my school doesn’t offer it. LAME!
Rossetta stone is wayyyy too expensive, and I don’t know anyone who is fluent (speak, read, write) in either language. I was wondering if anyone on this board who does speak these languages knows any good online programs or books to learn them. I want something that will teach me the correct way to speak read and write, but I also want to learn the informal ways–since sometimes what they teach you in school isn’t quite the same as you would speak at home.
Thanks!
well i don know any places but im fluent in arabic ( my BA is in english/arabic/french translation) so if u need any help im available…….
The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa, such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu.
The Arabic script is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 basic letters.
In everyday use handwriting, general publications, and street signs short vowels are generally not written in Arabic.
Arabic numerals
In most of present-day North Africa, the Western Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) are used. However in Egypt and Arabic-speaking countries to the east of it, the Eastern Arabic numerals (٠.١.٢.٣.٤.٥.٦.٧.٨.٩) are in use. The lowest-valued digit appears on the right, so the order of digits on the page is the same as in Latin script. Sequences of digits such as telephone numbers are read from left to right, but numbers are spoken in the traditional Arabic fashion, with units and tens reversed from the modern English usage. For example, 24 is said “four and twenty”, and 1975 is said “one thousand and nine hundred and five and seventy.”
اضغط على كل حرف، انظر وتعلم
أ ب ت ث ج ح
Alif Ba’ Ta’ Tha’ Jim Ha’
خ د ذ ر ز س
Kha’ Dal Dhal Ra’ Zay Seen
ش ص ض ط ظ ع
Sheen Sad Dad Ta’ Dha’ ^ayn
غ ف ق ك ل م
Ghayn Fa’ Qaf Kaf Lam Mim
ن هـ و ى
Nun Ha’ Waw Ya’
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apart from that, i also hope you give me several titles of books, of DVDs, CDs, etc for me to learn Arabic language starting from the elementary level.
a good arabic to English dictionary title is also appreciated.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !
The best I've found is at www.learn arabic language for free.org
Okay, so both Mandarin and Arabic have odd structure and pronounciations compared to english. To add on to that, they use symbols Americans don't even recognize! How will I ever learn Mandarin/Arabic (writing/speaking/listening/reading)?? Any good websites? It will take years!
Well as an English speaker learning mandarin it does come slowly. The structures are unusual but once you get the basic word order it does become easier. Learning characters is a challenge but that is part of the intrest. Possibly get yourself along to a community class or teach a Mandarin/Arabic speaker English in return for lessons.
from where did you learn arabic dancing?
blindpoet is right and u can say its in the blood
but the origin of belly dancing is Egypt, girls here belly dance in all occasions, like weddings, parties..
but many arab girls are not into it, its a hobby
many foreigners find it hard to learn because they are used to western dancing wich is faster and doesnt require moving the hips and waist.
so u can say that arab girls, specialy egyptians' muscles at these areas are softer and more flexible:)
alot of famous egyptian and lebanese belly dancers have schools in usa and europe teaching arabic dancing.
I'm planning on going to Egypt next year to study arabic for a couple of weeks, i heard there was a couple of language schools in cairo that teach arabic, are these any good and does anyone know any specific places where they teach arabic to a high standard.
There are tons of free lance teachers and school for teaching arabic as a foreign language. The best option would be the American University in Cairo, they have specialized arabic courses for foreigners, different levels and you get a certificate at the end.
Anyways, I am including a reference for the arabic language section in the A.U.C web site. Contains good info and contact info should you need more details.
I really need to learn Arabic but i get discouraged because i keep hearing how it's incredibly difficult and that it takes about 6 years before you can even have a conversation in it! Is it really that difficult for a native English speaker to learn?
It is hard. I speak Arabic because it is my native language. But I do not read and write it, which is another challenge in itself. I came to the US when I was 7. So that was the time when I would have started reading and writing it. There are quite a few different dialects. And for all those dialects there is a formal Arabic spoken in the media, by politicians, clergymen etc. It is the same dialect in the Koran. Which is a very formal type of Arabic. Since I grew up speaking the "street" language in the dialect of my parents homeland, the formal Arabic is difficult for me to understand.
Not only that, there are lots of letters and sounds that do not exist in the English language. Most Arabic speakers who have been speaking it since birth develop a different set of muscles or facial features to accommodate some of the sounds in our language. Its a cultural thing throughout many languages.
However, like any language it is learn-able. Be patient. Do not give up. May I suggest you study abroad? I learned how to speak English through total immersion. My sister went to Spain for a year and is is now fluent in Spanish. So she has three languages under her belt. So I know you can do it. Do not be discouraged. Learn as much as you can. And yes it is a hard language to learn, but I can assure you like anything else in life, it will be a great accomplishment for you.
Good Luck!
I am a sophmore in high school. When i graduate im going to the military and want to know arabic. I'm using the Rosetta Stone program and put about 20-30 mins a night. How long will it take to be fluent?
If you're using Rosetta Stone, then probably never. Trust me, I bought the lastest version of the Rosetta Stone Arabic program and it does little more than give a shaky grasp of the basics of Arabic. The real trick to learning Arabic is to be around native speakers, or failing that, to get a competent tutor who's spent time in the Middle East. If you truly dedicate yourself to learning Arabic (spending an hour or so a day on it) then you should be able to speak Arabic with proficiency within a couple years. Fluency in Arabic is almost impossible, and it takes years to master, even in the best of conditions. (Of course, depending on how good you are with languages in general, it could be very quickly or very slow).
Trust me, I've been learning Arabic for 17 years and still have a long way to go (keep in mind that the Arabic that you're learning now is "Phus'ha", or Classical Arabic. Every region of the Middle East has its own dialect of Aamia, or Colloquial Arabic).
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